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Swayze, Oscar Kepler, 1860-1949. Oscar K. Swayze papers, 1856-1949 (bulk 1914-1940).

Title: Oscar K. Swayze papers, 1856-1949 (bulk 1914-1940).

The majority of this collection consists of Oscar Swayze's personal correspondence and papers. Much of the correspondence is with personal friends and family members. These include: his younger sister, Annie Lawrie (Swayze) Charles; his older sister, Julia Harriet Swayze; and his stepbrother, Jason Clarke Swayze, Jr. Topics in the collection include the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands; Reconstruction in Georgia; Hall Lithographing Co.; Freemasons; the Kansas Free Fair; the Kansas Official Council; the Republican Party; Topeka & Shawnee County, Kan.; the South Side Civic Improvement Club; the Topeka Republican Flambeau Club; and the Topeka Press Club. Also included is a small collection of diaries & papers, 1856-1877, of Swayze's father, Jason Clarke Swayze, and records of the 1915 county officials' convention, the Topeka Abdallah Shrine (1920), Topeka chapters of the Modern Woodmen of America & Freemasons, and other organizations. In addition, there is a biographical sketch of his mother, Kate Lucy Edwards (Mrs. J. C.) Swayze, and reminiscences, 1925 Mar. 28. Correspondents include John R. Johnston and M. C. Morris.

ArchivalResource: 2 ft. (4 boxes)

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